BluRay: The Fight Still Ahead…

Both Blockbuster Video and NetFlix decided to back rentals of BluRay exclusively - killing the rental market opportunity for the standard. Both Best Buy and Walmart - probably the two biggest sales channels for media players and content...

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Software to easily convert DVD to iPod or PC in two simple steps

I've spent a lot of time over the past years figuring out how to get my DVD collection onto my PC so I can use my Home Theater PC (HTPC) to play my library on my TV. The following is the two step process I've come up with to do this; all other programs I've used either are not free, install spyware, or desync the audio.

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Toshiba + a 835 Million Deal w/ Sony's PS3 Deal Killed HDDVD

Toshiba's flip-flop may have been in the cards for a while. Microsoft showed little remose as HD DVD took second place to Blu-ray; a move Toshiba must have recognized from its American ally. Now the solidified PS3 venture between Sony and Toshiba indicates that Toshiba now has switched to backing the PS3 almost exclusively

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Netscape's New Orleans Voices continues with a tour of the new Musician's Village courtesy of local musician, Margie Perez

Pakistan Shut Off By Government From YouTube

YouTube has been blocked by Pakistan's government because it contained "blasphemous content, videos and documents." Soon after that, Pakistan stops YouTube globally (perhaps accidentally) through the hijacking of their IP space through BGP

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